Job Description
Electrical Engineer - ( 220003FW )
**Description**
The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?
**Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!**
**Your Opportunity**
The Electrical Engineer draws on strong buildings engineering skills and industry experience to consistently produce project deliverables that meet project requirements and project manager and client expectations. Work consists of advanced electrical design for the built environment including but not limited to electrical, lighting, and fire/life safety systems and the use of digital practice technology such as AutoCAD and Revit and electrical engineering specific computer applications.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
+ With limited direction from a project manager and/or Professional Engineer, designs electrical systems for the built environment.
+ Applies strong electrical engineering skills and knowledge to produce accurate and timely deliverables.
+ Develops and prepares design documentation in written and computer-aided design formats to meet project and client requirements.
+ Prepares required calculations to meet project requirements.
+ Prepares or assists in the preparation of opinions of probable costs.
+ Shares knowledge with more junior designers by serving as a trainer and resource.
+ Collaborates with project managers, engineers and other team members as part of a coordinated design team.
+ Performs field investigation of project sites.
+ Effectively delegates work to production support staff.
+ Develops efficient and accurate solutions to design problems.
+ Researches, prepares, and presents coordinated design options.
+ Reviews drawings and researches electrical and safety code issues to comply with national, city, state, and county regulations.
+ Often interacts with clients and project stakeholders.
+ Communicates with manufacturers and contractors to address challenges and develop practical designs.
+ Provides input on the creation and editing of technical specifications.
+ Provides contract documents that meet required codes and quality assurance standards.
+ Resolves design conflicts and questions and provides recommendations to address issues and add value.
+ Understands and works within project budgets and schedules to help project manager meet project financial and schedule goals.
+ Provides construction administration support such as reviewing contractor RFI’s, issuing field directives, performs construction observation and punch lists, reviews contractor change requests.
+ Expands knowledge of technologies, trends and the markets in which we work as they apply to the applicable project types, and continually strengthens skills.
+ Proactively pursues additional knowledge in related disciplines by attending available in house and external training.
+ Attends in-house project meetings
+ Actively participates in meetings, initiatives, and projects that support Business Center and company goals
**Qualifications**
**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
+ Knowledge of power systems; voltage drop, short circuit, and building load calculations.
+ Strong electrical design knowledge for the built environment including but not limited to electrical, lighting, and fire/life safety systems, device layouts, circuiting, panel schedules and load calcs, riser diagrams, and schedules.
+ Ability to prepare and review detailed electrical design drawings with minimal supervision.
+ Ability to integrate design elements with architectural, civil, structural, ICT, mechanical and other disciplines to deliver a coordinated, constructible design.
+ Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
+ Knowledge of specialty engineering applications such as SKM Power Tools.
+ Ability to apply logic, reasoning, and organizational skills to structure concepts and ideas into deliverables.
+ Ability to demonstrate a credible and trustworthy presence through professionalism and demeanor.
+ Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to prepare and present accurate, professionally written reports and recommendations.
+ Familiarity with CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software; in particular, AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP.
+ Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
+ Professional experience in electrical design for the healthcare environment preferred.
**Education and Experience**
+ Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field
+ 4 years' of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
+ EIT or PE certification preferred.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #DesignYourPlace
**Pay transparency laws require employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in the following jurisdiction(s):**
**Salary Range(s):**
* $84,900.00 - $123,100.00 (WA location only)
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
**Primary Location** : United States-Washington-Lynnwood
**Organization** : BC-2048 Buildings-US Northwest
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : No
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Oct 4, 2022, 6:12:35 PM
**Req ID:** 220003FW
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
